Health and medicine
bone replacement
ongoing replacement of old bone tissue by new bone tissue
hand down a tradition
pass sth from generation to generation
be infused with
to be filled with a particular feeling or quality
have a good eye for sth
to be good at noticing sth
dine
to eat dinner
bolt
to eat quickly
munch
to eat something noisily
go off the deep end
to get very angry about something or lose control of yourself
throw in the towel
to give up
to mill
to grind
live hand to mouth
to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra
put a finger on
to identify; to understand / recall
shunt the liquid
to move blood or other fluid by means of shunt
not lift a finger
to not make any effort
wrap sb round your little finger
to persuade sb to do anything you want
put foot in it
to say something by accident
from ear to ear
to smile happily
be neck and neck
being at the same level as the competition
below par
below the usual standart
cash in on
benefit or make money on something, especially if done unfairly
be on the ropes
doing badly and likely to fail
back sb up
to support
put shoulder to the wheel
to work hard
hand in hand
together
sedated
calmed down using medicine
unsound judgement
can't be trusted, not acceptable, not good enough
ailing economy
economy in a bad state (sick)
home-grown food
edible crops grown in our own country
full-bodied wine
wine with a strong taste
to no avail
without success
undue inducement
Proposing an offer that is "too good to refuse" — an offer that, in light of the other party's situation, is so good that the other party's sense of autonomy is undermined,
make a mockery of
To make something appear useless, worthless, ridiculous
thirst-quenching drink
a drink that makes u stop feeling thirsty
a dose of
a measured amount of something such as medicine
a rash of
a number of similar things happening at the same time
slipped disc
a painful condition caused when one of the discs between the bones of the spine in a person's back moves out of place
writer's cramp
a painful stiffness in the hand that people suffer from if they have been writing continuously for a long time
scaffold
a platform at a height above ground or floor level; a platform used for beheading or hanging rusztowanie
eye strain
a slight pain in your eyes, e.g. from reading a lot
have a craving for
a strong feeling of wanting something
splitting headache
a very bad pain in your head
barrage of
a very large number of
shoulder the burden of
accept a difficult task
let nature take its course
allow something to develop without trying to influence it
be left to chance
allow sth be settled by fate
an ear infection
an ear infection occurs when a bacterial or viral infection affects the middle ear.
time out
an extinction process in which a person is removed from the situation that provides reinforcement for undesirable behavior, usually by being placed in a quiet corner or room away from possible attention and reinforcement opportunities
affliction
anything causing great suffering (dręczyć dokuczać)
tongue in cheek
as a joke
back to square one
back to the beginning
put you in an early grave
be a result or cause of premature death
play by the rules
be fair
have an ear for sth
be good at hearing, repeating, understanding sth
have a head for figures
be good at mathematical calculations
be pushed for time
be in a hurry
head an investigation
be in charge of
fly in the face of nature
be the opposite to what most people think is reasonable and normal
be a front runner
be the person who seems most likely to win sth
come naturally to somebody
be very easy for sb to do
be clued up about
be well informed, have a special knowledge
be shunted out of alignment
become disturbed, unbalanced
reach fever pitch
become very excited
chew
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
gory
bloody, violent, repulsive
fresh off a vine
brand new, newly born
sedate
calm; quiet
improve on nature
change natural beauty
move the goalposts
change the rules
soft-centred chocolates
chocolate with liquid in the center
cheek by jowl
close together; side by side
flake off
come off in small pieces łuszczyć się, odpryskiwać
cadaver
corpse; dead human body
give sb a sermon on
dać komuś kazanie
die of natural causes
death caused solely by disease or natural process
deal sb a knock-out blow
defeat sb, stop sb from achieving what they want
against better judgement
despite the knowledge that something is a bad idea
debilitating disease
disease that make you weak
devour
eat greedily
free-range eggs
eggs produced by birds which can move around freely in large areas.
egg on
encourage
plethora of
excess; overabundance of, nadmiar
revival of interest
feeling of wanting to give attention to sth
polish off
finish quickly
wind up with
finish, end up with
toe the line
follow, obey the rules
home-made food
food that has been prepared at home
make provision for
foresee sth, prepare for sth
can't put one's finger on
hard to explain
have a nose for trouble
have a natural ability to get into trouble
have eye on sth
have interest in sth
have a pen to hand
have sth available
jumbo
huge
be a severe blow to
humiliation, shame, loss of reputation
at a pinch
if necessary
turn a blind eye
ignore / pretend not to notice
augment
increase
torn ligament
injury to soft tissue that connects muscle and joint, result from twist, lifting heavy object, or fall
be devoid of
lack of
cast eye over
look at / check
get off on the wrong foot
make a bad start to a relationship
back the wrong horse
make a wrong or inappropriate choice
move sb to tears
make sb cry
allay fears
make someone feel less afraid, worried
score an own goal
make things worse rather than better
hit sb very hard
make you upset
squeeze in
manage to see someone or to do something when you are very busy and do not have much time available
sedative, sedation
medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness
elbow through the crowd
move using this part of the body to clear your way
Incidence of
number of cases of
objectionable
offensive; arousing disapproval
from head to toe
over all her body
tennis elbow
painful swelling near the elbow that is caused by repeatedly twisting the hand and arm
foot the bill
pay the bill
appeal to sb's better nature
persuade someone by reminding them it is a good or fair thing to do
cellular
pertaining to cells
afoot
planned, happening, in progress
congenital
present at birth, innate // compulsive (liar)
ward off disease
prevent, protect from disease
crowd out
replace / force sb out of place
take your hat off to sb
respect somebody very much for something they have done
sun-dried tomatoes
ripe tomatoes that lose most of their water content after spending a majority of their drying time in the sun
in the same league
same level
mouth platitudes
say things that you do not really believe
nose into someone else's business
show too much curiosity about someone else's life
shoulder to cry on
someone who is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support
pie in the sky
something that you hope will happen but is very unlikely to happen
be second nature to sb
sth you do without thinking
prohibitive
strict
get a grip on oneself
take control of one's feelings
lesion
tissue destruction
face the music
to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
see eye to eye
to agree
have a chip on one's shoulder
to be constantly angry
be frowned upon
to be disapproved of, not acceptable
enthuse over
to be excited about
be thrown in at the deep end
to start a new and difficult job or activity without having help or preparation
bow out
to stop taking part in an activity or not do sth you have promised
have a good grasp of sth
to understand a problem deeply and completely
put foot down
to use your authority to stop something happening
finger the goods on display
touch items on display
inject fun
try new activities together
sprained ankle
twisted ankle; rolled ankle; pain caused by having moved one's ankle in an unusual way
be stumped for an idea
unable to come up with an idea
wafer-thin slices
very thin slices
all fingers and thumbs
very, very clumsy
shortcoming
weakness, disadvantage, defect, failing 결점, 단점